Ep 109: Making a Difference in the Storm After the Storm w/ Heather Shapter
Welcome to Restoration Domination! In this episode, host Rico Garcia Jr welcomes special guests Heather Shapter and Doug Quinn from the United Survivors Disaster Relief (USDR), a 501c3 organization dedicated to aiding disaster victims. Discover how disaster survivors often become the most effective disaster volunteers, leveraging their firsthand experience to provide crucial support. Learn about USDR's unique approach, reaching some of the most underserved areas during disasters, ensuring help gets where it's needed most. Understand that every individual has a role to play during disasters, whether it's rebuilding homes, distributing essentials, offering a warm meal, or providing emotional support. Join Rico Garcia Jr, Heather Shapter, and Doug Quinn on Restoration Domination for essential insights into disaster relief and how everyone can make a meaningful impact. Don't forget to like, subscribe, and stay tuned for more inspiring episodes!
What We Talk About
- Who are Heather and Doug and what is USDR
- Why Go the Non Profit route
- Typical day to day workings of USDR
- Serendipity
- Mobilization Timeline
- Other Volunteer Groups
- Supply Distribution
- Disaster Trauma
- What Our Industry Can Do to Help
- Tax Deductions and Donating to 501c3
- Volunteer Work and Culture
- How to Contribute to USDR
Biggest Takeaways
- Disaster Survivors make the best Disaster Volunteers
- Some of the most needy areas in a disaster often go without help so USDR goes straight there
- Everyone has a part to play during a disaster whether it is to put their houses together, pass out warm meals, give out supplies or just give a hug and listening ear.
Find our Guest
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heather-shapter-8515933
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BarefootnBlonde?mibextid=ZbWKwL
Website: www.unitedsurvivorsrelief.org
Company Phone # 1-833-8-RELIEF
Company Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UnitedSurvivorsDisasterRelief/
Donations:
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=B5TMEN9DPQAUQ
Your Guest's Personal Bio
We lost our home and everything we own in a disaster. We did not know it at the time, but it would take almost 7 years of living like refugees before we were able to rebuild & return to our home. During that process we became very active in helping our community recover. We met many others who were doing the same. Some formed bucket brigades to help people gut their damaged homes, some fought the insurance companies that refused to pay consumers an honest claim, others formed grassroots groups to enact state and federal legislation to protect storm survivors.
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